Mar 20, 2018 NEW YORK -- In their last two games, the Brooklyn Nets made enough plays in the fourth quarter and won.If they get into a close game Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets at Barclays Center and make the plays on both ends in the fourth quarter, the Nets will be on their first three-game winning streak of the season.Brooklyn (23-48) won consecutive games for the fifth time this season Monday when it held off the Memphis Grizzlies for a 118-115 victory. The Nets outscored the Grizzlies 31-21 in the final 12 minutes, doing so after limiting the Dallas Mavericks to 17 points in the fourth on Saturday."I think in the fourth quarter we put a lot more resistance on and we became a lot more physical," Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson said. Giving up 21 points in the fourth quarter, I thought that was key. Seventeen last game, 21 this game. The defense was good again in the fourth quarter."We buckled down and got stops when we needed to, took care of the ball when we needed to, made free throws when we needed to." Brooklyn is on its first two-game winning streak since beating Miami and Detroit Jan. 19-21. In their last attempt at three straight wins, the Nets squandered a 15-point lead in a one-point loss at Oklahoma City on Jan. 23 and it sent them into a 3-19 tailspin.Brooklyn's last two games also coincide with some lineup alterations to its frontcourt. The Nets returned Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to the starting power forward, allowing DeMarre Carroll to go to small forward.DeMarre Carroll totaled 18 points and six rebounds after getting 19 and 12 on Saturday. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson contributed 16 and 12 for his second straight double-double.Allen Crabbe led the Nets with 22 points after missing two games with an illness. He also hit four 3-pointers and his 166 3-pointers are three shy of Deron Williams' record set in 2012-13.One of Brooklyn's three victories in between winning streaks was a 125-111 triumph at Charlotte on March 8 when Crabbe hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points.For Charlotte (30-41), the last meeting with Brooklyn is part of a 2-8 slide since beating Chicago on Feb. 27. The Hornets are 7 1/2 games out of a playoff spot after a 108-94 loss at Philadelphia on Monday.Charlotte's latest loss featured a nightmarish third quarter where it was outscored 32-14. During the third, the Hornets missed 17 of 21 shots and it was part of a 37.6 percent shooting performance.Kemba Walker scored 24 points but was 1 of 9 from 3-point range as the Hornets shot 27.3 percent on 3-pointers. Walker scored 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting in the last meeting with the Nets but in his last five games, he is averaging 18.2 points on 40.3 percent from the field.If there was a bright spot from an otherwise dreary loss, it was Willy Hernangomez. He scored 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting in 20 minutes though he only grabbed three rebounds on a night when Charlotte was outrebounded 60-40."We didn't shoot the ball well," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. "We missed a lot of good quality shots that we've been making lately, but the rebounding was the game, basically." Hernangomez played at least 20 minutes for the second time this season and may get more time the rest of the way."I thought Willy played amazing tonight. He shot the ball well, played good defense," Charlotte center Dwight Howard said. "I thought he did a really good job on both ends of the floor. I'm happy for him, he works hard, he brings that same energy every game. He played good tonight, so big ups for him." One player not expected to appear is Nicolas Batum. Batum is dealing with chronic tendinitis in his left Achilles and the timetable for his return is unknown.Batum averaged 19.7 points in his previous three games before getting hurt in Saturday in New York. He has played in 56 games this season, which is his second-lowest in any 82-game season.Charlotte has won eight of the last 10 meetings.

Mar 21, 2018 NEW YORK Dwight Howard had 32 points and 30 rebounds, becoming the first player with a 30-30 game against the Nets since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1978, and the Charlotte Hornets stormed back to beat Brooklyn 111-105 on Wednesday night.Kemba Walker scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for the Hornets, who trailed by as many 23 points in the second half to win in front of an announced crowd of 10,231 at Barclay Center while a heavy snowfall outside blanketed the New York City area.Trailing 105-102 with 2:14 left in regulation, the Hornets went on a 9-0 run to pull off the impressive comeback.Jeremy Lamb, who had 17 points to help end Charlotte's two-game losing streak, made a layup to cut the deficit to 105-104. The Hornets then called a timeout after a miss by Caris LeVert with 23 seconds left. On the ensuing possession, Walker spun around Quincy Acy and capped a three-point play to put Charlotte up 107-105, the Hornets' first lead of the night since a 16-15 advantage with 5:46 in the opening quarter.LeVert missed a chance to tie it when he was met by Howard under the basket. Howard then hit a pair of free throws to make it 109-105.D'Angelo Russell scored 19 points and LeVert added 11 for the Nets, whose two-game winning streak was cut short. They have yet to have won three consecutive this season.Brooklyn used a stellar defensive effort to take a 62-43 lead into halftime before everything fell apart in the last 18 minutes of the game. The Hornets were just limited to 16-for-44 shooting from the field and committed 10 turnovers.The Nets led 82-59 after Carroll's layup with 6:13 left in the third quarter before the Hornets started to chip away as Howard had nine points to pace a 16-5 run to head into the fourth quarter trailing 87-75.Charlotte then outscored the Nets 36-18 the rest of the way.TIP-INSHornets: Cody Zeller remained out due to left knee soreness. He has missed his last six games. ... Nicolas Batum missed his second straight game because of tendinitis in his left Achilles. Lamb again started in his place.Nets: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 13 points.UP NEXTHornets: Host Memphis on Thursday night.Nets: Visit Toronto on Friday night.

NBA Game Preview: Charlotte Hornets vs. Brooklyn Nets - Date: 3/21/2018 Mar 20, 2018 NEW YORK -- In their last two games, the Brooklyn Nets made enough plays in the fourth quarter and won.If they get into a close game Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets at Barclays Center and make the plays on both ends in the fourth quarter, the Nets will be on their first three-game winning streak of the season.Brooklyn (23-48) won consecutive games for the fifth time this season Monday when it held off the Memphis Grizzlies for a 118-115 victory. Gambling Profit. The Nets outscored the Grizzlies 31-21 in the final 12 minutes, doing so after limiting the Dallas Mavericks to 17 points in the fourth on Saturday."I think in the fourth quarter we put a lot more resistance on and we became a lot more physical," Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson said. Giving up 21 points in the fourth quarter, I thought that was key. Seventeen last game, 21 this game. Sports Cappers. The defense was good again in the fourth quarter."We buckled down and got stops when we needed to, took care of the ball when we needed to, made free throws when we needed to." Brooklyn is on its first two-game winning streak since beating Miami and Detroit Jan. 19-21. In their last attempt at three straight wins, the Nets squandered a 15-point lead in a one-point loss at Oklahoma City on Jan. 23 and it sent them into a 3-19 tailspin.Brooklyn's last two games also coincide with some lineup alterations to its frontcourt. Best Free Sports Picks. The Nets returned Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to the starting power forward, allowing DeMarre Carroll to go to small forward.DeMarre Carroll totaled 18 points and six rebounds after getting 19 and 12 on Saturday. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson contributed 16 and 12 for his second straight double-double.Allen Crabbe led the Nets with 22 points after missing two games with an illness. He also hit four 3-pointers and his 166 3-pointers are three shy of Deron Williams' record set in 2012-13.One of Brooklyn's three victories in between winning streaks was a 125-111 triumph at Charlotte on March 8 when Crabbe hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points.For Charlotte (30-41), the last meeting with Brooklyn is part of a 2-8 slide since beating Chicago on Feb. 27. The Hornets are 7 1/2 games out of a playoff spot after a 108-94 loss at Philadelphia on Monday.Charlotte's latest loss featured a nightmarish third quarter where it was outscored 32-14. During the third, the Hornets missed 17 of 21 shots and it was part of a 37.6 percent shooting performance.Kemba Walker scored 24 points but was 1 of 9 from 3-point range as the Hornets shot 27.3 percent on 3-pointers. Walker scored 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting in the last meeting with the Nets but in his last five games, he is averaging 18.2 points on 40.3 percent from the field.If there was a bright spot from an otherwise dreary loss, it was Willy Hernangomez. He scored 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting in 20 minutes though he only grabbed three rebounds on a night when Charlotte was outrebounded 60-40."We didn't shoot the ball well," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. "We missed a lot of good quality shots that we've been making lately, but the rebounding was the game, basically." Hernangomez played at least 20 minutes for the second time this season and may get more time the rest of the way."I thought Willy played amazing tonight. He shot the ball well, played good defense," Charlotte center Dwight Howard said. "I thought he did a really good job on both ends of the floor. I'm happy for him, he works hard, he brings that same energy every game. He played good tonight, so big ups for him." One player not expected to appear is Nicolas Batum. Batum is dealing with chronic tendinitis in his left Achilles and the timetable for his return is unknown.Batum averaged 19.7 points in his previous three games before getting hurt in Saturday in New York. He has played in 56 games this season, which is his second-lowest in any 82-game season.Charlotte has won eight of the last 10 meetings.

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